Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Sep 1974
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1974soph...38..257w&link_type=abstract
Solar Physics, vol. 38, Sept. 1974, p. 257-269.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Discontinuity, Plasma Diagnostics, Satellite Observation, Solar Wind, Covariance, Explorer Satellites, Fine Structure, Heos Satellites, Magnetometers, Nonuniform Plasmas, Spaceborne Astronomy, Triangulation
Scientific paper
Eleven large directional discontinuities in the solar wind, simultaneously observed by Explorers 33, 35 and Heos 1 in the period Dec. 1968 to Jan. 1969, have been studied by the triangulation method. Testing the discontinuity normals deduced from the wind speed and timing parameters against those given by the magnetometer observations on different models suggests that eight were tangential, two were rotational while one could not be identified. Three small tangential discontinuities arriving within a period of about 35 minutes were also studied, and as a result it is suggested that the solar wind remained stratified in separation planes over a distance of approximately 0.01 AU during that time. The implication of these results is briefly discussed.
Quenby John J.
Webb Stephen
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